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The Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan died 25 years ago on July 16, 1989. Â He was one of the greatest and most influential conductors of the 20th…

Seventy years ago this week, in the New Mexico desert, U.S. Army scientists detonated the first atom bomb. NYU physics professor Benjamin Bederson was among those who worked on the Manhattan Project.

Chan-hom, packing winds of 100 mph, made landfall just south of Shanghai, forcing the evacuation of more than a million residents.

A group calling itself Islamic State in Egypt said it carried out the car-bomb attack that killed one person and caused serious damage to the diplomatic compound.

"I am sorry for the lives that I've taken, for the suffering that I've caused you, for the damage that I've done," Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said.

Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther, Monday, denied taking money from a red light camera company in return for favorable treatment. Ginther,…

Authorities said that they "verbally challenged" Richard Matt, but the escapee was shot when he did not respond. David Sweat, who escaped the prison along with Matt, is still at large.

It's hard to beat the Fourth of July. Fireworks displays, cookouts and picnics, a day at the pool...but no July 4th celebration is complete without some…

A dozen senators have also called on the Veterans Administration to say why some of the WWII-era troops who were found by an NPR Investigation were denied benefits.

At least 115 people, mostly Shiites, are dead in the truck bomb attack — the worst in a decade. The self-declared Islamic State has reportedly claimed responsibility.